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BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum

09 March 10

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The BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum invites submissions for its forthcoming 10th anniversary events in Nottingham and London. Over the last 10 years the BAFTA-supported initiative has connected scores of aspiring British writers and filmmakers with BAFTA award winning talent including Mike Newell, John Madden and David Parfitt. Deadline for submissions for the 10th Anniversary forums is 17:00 on 8 March 2010.

Together with our Media Sponsors Variety, we aim to make these events bigger and better than ever and we invite writers to submit their scripts for consideration for one or both events.

The next two BAFTA ROCLIFFE NEW WRITING FORUMS will take place at the Screen Lit Festival in Nottingham on 29 April and at BAFTA headquarters in London on 5 May 2010.

The closing date for submissions is 8 March 2010 @ 17.00.

Previous Events

The last BAFTA ROCLIFFE NEW WRITING FORUM took place at BAFTA headquarters in London on 30 November 2009 and was co-chaired by Gillies Mackinnon and Farah Abushwesha.

• Read Farah Abushwesha's blog from the latest networking forum.
• Hear from the writer's perspective: Read Ben Blaine's blog on his experiences at BAFTA.

About the Forum

The BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing forum is both a platform for new writing, and a networking event. Created in 2000, the original format selects three 7-8 minute script extracts - feature film, short film, television drama, sitcom, theatre, radio or sketches.

The pieces are cast by a casting director, and rehearsed by professional actors and directors on the evening. A narrator sets the piece in context and the extracts are then performed to an industry audience of producers, development executives, directors, actors and literary agents.

Following each performance, the writers receive feedback from the industry co-chair and answer questions from the audience. The evening is rounded off with a Q&A with the event host and a relaxed networking session.

The benefits to a writer, new or seasoned, are multiple: hearing their work read by professional actors; a development focused discussion generated by the readings; exposure to and advice from experienced industry members; feedback from an audience and an invaluable method to test out new concepts and material. Given the often isolating nature of the industry, the New Writing Forum creates the ideal environment for networking.

Recent industry guests and Patrons now include Mike Newell, John Madden, Richard Eyre, David Parfitt, Alan Plater, Cameron McCracken, David Yates, Finola Dwyer, Michael Kuhn, Nik Powell, Duncan Kenworthy, Rebecca O'Brien, Simon Relph & Shirley Rubinstein. Media Patrons are Variety.

Download the last event handout (1.0 MB)

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